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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
54
Citations
14760
World Ranking
1664
National Ranking
442

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His main research concerns Botany, Stomatal conductance, Transpiration, Vapour Pressure Deficit and Canopy. His research in Botany is mostly focused on Leaf area index. In his study, Human fertilization, Picea abies and Interception is inextricably linked to Irrigation, which falls within the broad field of Leaf area index.

His work in Stomatal conductance tackles topics such as Atmospheric sciences which are related to areas like Canopy conductance. His study in Transpiration is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Soil water, Evapotranspiration, Xylem and Water content. His work in Vapour Pressure Deficit addresses subjects such as Horticulture, which are connected to disciplines such as Stand development, Black spruce and Basal area.

His most cited work include:

  • Soil fertility limits carbon sequestration by forest ecosystems in a CO 2 -enriched atmosphere (890 citations)
  • Survey and synthesis of intra‐ and interspecific variation in stomatal sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit (803 citations)
  • Shrub encroachment in North American grasslands: shifts in growth form dominance rapidly alters control of ecosystem carbon inputs (361 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Brent E. Ewers focuses on Transpiration, Atmospheric sciences, Ecology, Stomatal conductance and Canopy. Brent E. Ewers studies Transpiration, namely Vapour Pressure Deficit. Brent E. Ewers interconnects Tree canopy and Spatial variability in the investigation of issues within Atmospheric sciences.

His work carried out in the field of Stomatal conductance brings together such families of science as Leaf area index and Agronomy. The Canopy study combines topics in areas such as Bayesian probability, Markov chain Monte Carlo and Canopy conductance. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Circadian clock and Horticulture.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Transpiration (29.84%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (28.80%)
  • Ecology (23.04%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Ecosystem (17.28%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (28.80%)
  • Ecology (23.04%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Ecosystem, Atmospheric sciences, Ecology, Hydrology and Hydrology. His studies in Atmospheric sciences integrate themes in fields like Canopy, Water content and Chlorophyll a. Brent E. Ewers has researched Canopy in several fields, including Precipitation and Stomatal conductance.

His study ties his expertise on Agronomy together with the subject of Stomatal conductance. His study in the field of Disturbance and Adaptation is also linked to topics like Tree and Boechera stricta. His research in Hydrology intersects with topics in Montane ecology and Vapour Pressure Deficit, Transpiration.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality (351 citations)
  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data (67 citations)
  • When a tree dies in the forest: Scaling climate-driven tree mortality to ecosystem water and carbon fluxes (49 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Botany

Ecosystem, Ecology, Circadian clock, Botany and Eddy covariance are his primary areas of study. His Ecosystem research incorporates elements of Aquatic ecosystem, Energy balance and Environmental resource management. When carried out as part of a general Ecology research project, his work on Disturbance and Adaptation is frequently linked to work in Tree and Boechera stricta, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.

Many of his research projects under Botany are closely connected to Brassica rapa with Brassica rapa, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Stomatal conductance and Ecotype are frequently intertwined in his study. His studies deal with areas such as Climatology, Biosphere, Data collection and Time series as well as Eddy covariance.

Best Publications

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data

    Gilberto Pastorello;Carlo Trotta;Eleonora Canfora;Housen Chu

  • Soil fertility limits carbon sequestration by forest ecosystems in a CO 2 -enriched atmosphere

    Ram Oren;David S Ellsworth;David S Ellsworth;Kurt H Johnsen;Nathan C. Phillips

  • Survey and synthesis of intra- and interspecific variation in stomatal sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit

    R. Oren;J. S. Sperry;G. G. Katul;D. E. Pataki

  • A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

    Henry D. Adams;Melanie J.B. Zeppel;Melanie J.B. Zeppel;William R.L. Anderegg;Henrik Hartmann

  • Shrub encroachment in North American grasslands: shifts in growth form dominance rapidly alters control of ecosystem carbon inputs

    Alan K. Knapp;John M. Briggs;Scott L. Collins;Steven R. Archer

  • Influence of soil porosity on water use in Pinus taeda

    U G Hacke;John S Sperry;Brent E Ewers;D S Ellsworth

  • Analyses of assumptions and errors in the calculation of stomatal conductance from sap flux measurements.

    Brent E. Ewers;Ram Oren

  • Sap-flux-scaled transpiration responses to light, vapor pressure deficit, and leaf area reduction in a flooded Taxodium distichum forest.

    R. Oren;N. Phillips;B. E. Ewers;D. E. Pataki

  • Influence of nutrient versus water supply on hydraulic architecture and water balance in Pinus taeda

    B. E. Ewers;R. Oren;J. S. Sperry

  • Cascading impacts of bark beetle‐caused tree mortality on coupled biogeophysical and biogeochemical processes

    Steven L. Edburg;Jeffrey A. Hicke;Paul D. Brooks;Elise G. Pendall

  • Effects of stand age and tree species on canopy transpiration and average stomatal conductance of boreal forests

    B. E. Ewers;B. E. Ewers;S. T. Gower;B. Bond-Lamberty;C. K. Wang

  • Scaling xylem sap flux and soil water balance and calculating variance: a method for partitioning water flux in forests

    Ram Oren;Nathan Phillips;Gabriel Katul;Brent E. Ewers

  • Analyses of Assumptions and Erros in the Calculation of Stomatal Conductance from Sap Flux Measurements

    Brent E. Ewers;Ram Oren

  • Sensitivity of mean canopy stomatal conductance to vapor pressure deficit in a flooded Taxodium distichum L. forest: hydraulic and non-hydraulic effects

    R. Oren;J. S. Sperry;B. E. Ewers;D. E. Pataki

  • Sap flux–upscaled canopy transpiration, stomatal conductance, and water use efficiency in an old growth forest in the Great Lakes region of the United States

    Jianwu Tang;Paul V. Bolstad;Brent E. Ewers;Ankur R. Desai

  • Tree species effects on stand transpiration in northern Wisconsin

    B. E. Ewers;D. S. Mackay;S. T. Gower;D. E. Ahl

  • WATER BALANCE DELINEATES THE SOIL LAYER IN WHICH MOISTURE AFFECTS CANOPY CONDUCTANCE

    Ram Oren;Brent E. Ewers;Philip Todd;Nathan Phillips

  • Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database

    Rafael Poyatos;Víctor Granda;Víctor Flo;Mark A. Adams;Mark A. Adams

  • Mean canopy stomatal conductance responses to water and nutrient availabilities in Picea abies and Pinus taeda.

    Brent E. Ewers;Brent E. Ewers;Ram Oren;Nathan Phillips;Nathan Phillips;Monika Strömgren

  • The temperature responses of soil respiration in deserts: a seven desert synthesis

    Jessica M Cable;Jessica M Cable;Kiona Ogle;Richard W Lucas;Travis E Huxman

  • Interannual consistency in canopy stomatal conductance control of leaf water potential across seven tree species

    B. E. Ewers;D. S. Mackay;S. Samanta

  • CARRY-OVER EFFECTS OF WATER AND NUTRIENT SUPPLY ON WATER USE OF PINUS TAEDA

    Brent E. Ewers;I Ram Oren;Timothy J. Albaugh;Phillip M. Dougherty

  • Interdependence of chronic hydraulic dysfunction and canopy processes can improve integrated models of tree response to drought

    D. Scott Mackay;David E. Roberts;Brent E. Ewers;John S. Sperry

  • Drought-induced hydraulic limitations constrain leaf gas exchange recovery after precipitation pulses in the C3 woody legume, Prosopis velutina.

    Víctor Resco;Víctor Resco;Brent E. Ewers;Wei Sun;Travis E. Huxman

Frequent Co-Authors

Elise Pendall
Elise Pendall Western Sydney University
Ram Oren
Ram Oren Duke University
Eric L. Kruger
Eric L. Kruger University of Wisconsin–Madison
William J. Massman
William J. Massman US Forest Service
Paul D. Brooks
Paul D. Brooks University of Utah
Stith T. Gower
Stith T. Gower North Carolina State University
Adrian A. Harpold
Adrian A. Harpold University of Nevada Reno
Ankur R. Desai
Ankur R. Desai University of Wisconsin–Madison
Joel A. Biederman
Joel A. Biederman United States Department of Agriculture
David Gochis
David Gochis National Center for Atmospheric Research

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